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I can't understand why it is so slow to charge!
I tried also nuePower... but with no results.
The phone charge slow (in the same usb port where other htc phones charge quickly!)...
Do you have suggestions?

usb charging is just like that.. if you want it to charge faster, use the wall charger. although, from what i've heard, slow charging is better for the battery anyways.

yes but I usually use my tp as modem and happens that phone discharge quickly than what it charges!!! so after 3 hours phone is completely discharged!!!
This happens only with tp and not with touchHD neither with TytnII!
Incredible!

Although the voltage is the same on a PC USB port as on the wall charger, the amperage is much lower. Thus, the phone will charge significantly faster on the wall charger.
However...
I also use my TP as a modem, and I can leave it on the web indefinitely. If yours is running down, perhaps there's a different issue at play - if you don't have any power hungry apps running in the background you might just have a borked battery or USB port...

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Just put your phone off... the charching goes much faster...

enigma243 said:
Although the voltage is the same on a PC USB port as on the wall charger, the amperage is much lower. Thus, the phone will charge significantly faster on the wall charger.
However...
I also use my TP as a modem, and I can leave it on the web indefinitely. If yours is running down, perhaps there's a different issue at play - if you don't have any power hungry apps running in the background you might just have a borked battery or USB port...
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I tried just after hard reset without installing any application before.
I'm using Energy ROM and I'm quite sure ROM doesn't have any problem...

I do have the same problem with my Touch Diamond. When connected to my PC or even using my car charger, it will discharge completely after 2 or three hours of using, say, GPS and a few 3G connections to check traffic.
I can't use my Diamond as a modem for the same reason... I have flashed several roms and radios, nothing changed.

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Check if the TP really charges! The unit switches off the charging mode when it gets too hot or better too warm. So e.g. when in use as a GPS in car typically mounted on the windshield, it gets too warm pretty easily as GPS is quite an energy hungry application and quick discharging also heats up the battery.
CU,
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P.S. If you are using the TP in car and have aircon, then try to direct one of the cold air streams to the TP to keep it cool. That helps to prevent the switching off of charging mode.

Try tbattery
I use the Energy Rom and it has a utility called tbattery that can show you whether the phone is charging or not and at what rate. Would at least tell you what's happening in the phone. Also gives you the internal temperature of the phone. I've found anything higher than 41 degrees c causes the phone to go into a slower charge mode; it's possible that a higher temp could stop charging altogether - however it should still allow you to power the phone and not use the battery....

I can use phone as modem and still charge it via usb. maybe try a different rom?

I can do that, too ! The problem is the phone charges too slowly, so that the actual power consumption is higher than the charging...

I think that it depends on how you use your phone as an Internet source. I use wmwifirouter, and last time I plugged into ac, my batery still ran down. If your phone lasts 4 hours as a wifi router with no power and charging takes 5 hours, you are operating at a defecit.

I'm using 3G and Internet Connection Sharing through USB cable.
And my diamond charges completely in less than two hours using the wall charger.

Normal behavior, USB port doesn't have enough "juice" to charge it faster.
If you want a quick charge - use wall charger.

1) I can't use tethering through USB if I use the wall charger
2) I use tethering when i'm NOT near a wall power outlet, obviously
3) I don't want a "quick charge"... I just want the phone not to loose charge.
4) I have owned many WinMo devices and this is the first one that will not hold charge while connected to USB

Start -> Settings-> System tab -> Power
There will be a check box that says "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC." Make sure it isn't checked.
That's the only thing I can think of right now. If I think of anything else, I'll post it.

bassman79 said:
Start -> Settings-> System tab -> Power
There will be a check box that says "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC." Make sure it isn't checked.
That's the only thing I can think of right now. If I think of anything else, I'll post it.
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Thanks for the hint, but it isn't checked.
I think it's just that the phone requires too much power
And it's getting very hot very fast, which will hinder proper charging, too.
I wonder if other modern HTC devices have the same overheating problem...

hello
sorry for pushing up the topic with no sloution but new question, but yesterday i get mad when after two hours of playing streamed music + being connected to wifi my TP battery died :/ Phone was connected to wall charger (oryginal from HTC) and still i was not enough. Damn it didnt happent ever to my blueangel/eten/hermes or any other earlyer device i had. Really im starting to be angry on my latest choice of this phone i should have stay with kaiser
sorry for spelling mistakes but my English is more verbal than writable

Extremely slow charging

Has anyone had a problem with extremely slow charging? I would plug my phone in and wake up 6 hours later and the phone is still not charged. It's even worse now with the extended battery. 7 hours worth of charging and I'm only at 85%. I'm rooted and using the de-bloat rom without the kernel, but it was like this even before the root. Has anyone else encountered this strange issue. I have been using the stock HTC charger.

mine charges in a couple hours using the wall charger and wifi hotspot. In the car or via computer USB, it charges very slowly and if wifi hotspot is on, it loses charger over time.

I typically turn my phone off to charge; speeds things up 2-3 fold.
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loztboy said:
Has anyone had a problem with extremely slow charging? I would plug my phone in and wake up 6 hours later and the phone is still not charged. It's even worse now with the extended battery. 7 hours worth of charging and I'm only at 85%. I'm rooted and using the de-bloat rom without the kernel, but it was like this even before the root. Has anyone else encountered this strange issue. I have been using the stock HTC charger.
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Mine doesn't even take an hour . Power it off and try it that way and see how long it takes.

damn mine charges super fast compared to my nexus s i had

If you have plug to the computer it might take longer but not 6 hours, on the wall it only takes like an hour or two to be fully charge.
If it's an issue just take it back and get another one.

Yeah I might have to return this phone. Do you think it matters whether I use the cable that came with the phone, or a regular usb cable to charge.
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You need to look at the power ratings of the adapters you're using. This behemoth phone can receive 1000ma, while many car and home chargers (like Droid1) are only rated at 500ma. I'm still trying to figure out what the power draw is on the phone when just idling (battery monitor widget is hard to understand), but if the phone draws 250-500ma with regular usage, its going to lose charge plugged into USB (rated at 500ma per port) and running hotspot (drawing closer to 600ma). That's -100ma.
These numbers are guesstimates. I'm not sure if the cable itself can pose limitations, but would suspect that as long as there's no shorts in the wire, it would be able to handle any of the above currents.

fronc said:
You need to look at the power ratings of the adapters you're using. This behemoth phone can receive 1000ma, while many car and home chargers (like Droid1) are only rated at 500ma. I'm still trying to figure out what the power draw is on the phone when just idling (battery monitor widget is hard to understand), but if the phone draws 250-500ma with regular usage, its going to lose charge plugged into USB (rated at 500ma per port) and running hotspot (drawing closer to 600ma). That's -100ma.
These numbers are guesstimates. I'm not sure if the cable itself can pose limitations, but would suspect that as long as there's no shorts in the wire, it would be able to handle any of the above currents.
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yeah i find it impossible to charge the thing on USB, and it takes forever plugged into the wall with the charger it came with.
Had an evo, and it would almost full charge (from the time it said to plug it in, so 15%) in about an hour and a half. The thunderbolt seems to take 3 hours ish for me. I know I can turn the phone off, but since it usually charges over night its not a big deal, I just think it is interesting that it is so different.

yeah I'm one of the folks who charges FAST. It has really surprised me...I actually thought everyone was charging super fast until this thread.

fronc said:
You need to look at the power ratings of the adapters you're using. This behemoth phone can receive 1000ma, while many car and home chargers (like Droid1) are only rated at 500ma. I'm still trying to figure out what the power draw is on the phone when just idling (battery monitor widget is hard to understand), but if the phone draws 250-500ma with regular usage, its going to lose charge plugged into USB (rated at 500ma per port) and running hotspot (drawing closer to 600ma). That's -100ma.
These numbers are guesstimates. I'm not sure if the cable itself can pose limitations, but would suspect that as long as there's no shorts in the wire, it would be able to handle any of the above currents.
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+1 on looking at your adapter. Use the one that comes with the phone or make sure that it's rated at 1000mA/1A or more. I tried a MicroUSB adapter I had lying around that came with a bluetooth headset; turns out it only puts out 200mA, so the phone would take forever to charge on it.

ufmace said:
+1 on looking at your adapter. Use the one that comes with the phone or make sure that it's rated at 1000mA/1A or more. I tried a MicroUSB adapter I had lying around that came with a bluetooth headset; turns out it only puts out 200mA, so the phone would take forever to charge on it.
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with an output of 200mA I would be amazed if you could get this phone to charge at all, without having a custome kernel and underclocking the processor. If anything I would see it maybe staying same battery percentage.

Overall I feel this phone does charge really slow. It is way slow charging on a computer. I was charging it and just doing some light texting and after 4 hours the battery only went up by like 25%.
I have a second wall charger rated at 1000mAH, and after 30min it went up like 10%. This was with the phone off btw. With it on, but not in use, it went up like 4% over 30min. I'm kind of surprised how long it takes to charge. I've had no problems charging it at night. Plug it in before bed, and its full when I wake up. How does the 1400mAH battery size compare to other phones?
I did a little math too, the battery is a 5.18 W/hr battery. So with a 1AH charge at 5V, you'd expect the phone to charge in 2 hrs if only about 50% of the electricity is getting retained by the battery.

I've noticed that mine takes about 1hr 45ish mins to charge from completly dead. My Droid used to be an hour at the most.

i just checked on the adapter it came with, it's 200 mA...did people get better chargers than me or something? Mine takes forever to charge also...been stuck at 99% for 30 mins
EDIT: nvm, i was looking at input, not output...still isnt moving from 99% to 100% though

jbh00jh said:
Mine doesn't even take an hour . Power it off and try it that way and see how long it takes.
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WTF are u talking about 0-100% or like 70-100%?

lorijuan1024 said:
damn mine charges super fast compared to my nexus s i had
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@lorijuan1024 im with you man the Nexus S took forever...... To charge

its impossible for me to charge it through the computer, it went up 5% over 3 hours, wasnt on hotspot, sending texts.

Mine charges fine on anything, I am using my old fascinate charger.

Charging speed seems to fluctuate for me... sometimes I get lucky and its fast. Other times, not so much.

Nexus 5 not charging properly (?)

While I'm using my phone it keeps discharging. Screen is on minimum brightness, all apps closed, charging with original charger. Stock ROM, same happens with franco and ElementalX kernels. Haven't tried with stock ROM, but that would probably be even worse. Is there an app to check my charger, IE an app that would show charging amperage or something? Thanks
EDIT: The beggining of the post sounds so dumb What I wanted to say is that the phone keeps discharging while charging and using it at the same time. I'll just leave original text like this, it may make some people laugh

well, it depends what you are doing. if its discharging while using and you are only reading a web page, then its not supposed to. but if you are charging and using, and its discharging while you are gaming, thats normal. also it would matter if you are charging it via ac or usb(check how your phone shows the connection). if usb, than it discharging while using is very normal.

simms22 said:
well, it depends what you are doing. if its discharging while using and you are only reading a web page, then its not supposed to. but if you are charging and using, and its discharging while you are gaming, thats normal. also it would matter if you are charging it via ac or usb(check how your phone shows the connection). if usb, than it discharging while using is very normal.
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Just browsing on 3G. Sometimes listening to music too. It discharges even faster if I'm listening music with my headphones too. All I'm using is chrome beta or Flow for reddit. I'm using xposed, all location and wifi scanning **** turned is off...

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ashirviskas said:
Just browsing on 3G. Sometimes listening to music too. It discharges even faster if I'm listening music with my headphones too. All I'm using is chrome beta or Flow for reddit. I'm using xposed, all location and wifi scanning **** turned is off...
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right, but does your phone tell you its connected usb or ac? usb has a much lessor charge, and using it while its charging usb can easily drain the battery. oh, and xposed comes with a multitude of undocumented issues. most probably wont affect you, but some possibly can, the modules.

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right, but does your phone tell you its connected usb or ac? usb has a much lessor charge, and using it while its charging usb can easily drain the battery.
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AC. I know about all these things, it's just that my discharge rate while charging seems not to be normal. It is 1.2 A charger, but it isn't behaving like one... Or am I just not used to nexus and that thing is totally normal?

ashirviskas said:
AC. I know about all these things, it's just that my discharge rate while charging seems not to be normal. It is 1.2 A charger, but it isn't behaving like one... Or am I just not used to nexus and that thing is totally normal?
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1.2 amp charger is pretty weak, im using a 2.1 amp. yea, i know the stock charger is 1.2, but google also sells a 1.8 amp charger for the n5, they advertise more power and a faster charge.

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1.2 amp charger is pretty weak, im using a 2.1 amp. yea, i know the stock charger is 1.2, but google also sells a 1.8 amp charger for the n5, they advertise more power and a faster charge.
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It would be nice if google sold those in my country... Funny thing is that my ~10$ dual usb car charger charges my phone 2x times better than this ”original” one.

The stock charger should be able to keep up with heavy usage, let alone basic web browsing. I can play intensive 3D games and still get a trickle charge. Something is wrong with either your charger or the device. The tricky thing is that all the current meter apps measure current by checking the net current on the battery... which means you're obviously going to have a negative current since your phone is discharging. The only accurate way is to get a USB ammeter. Do you have another charger from an old phone you can try? That would be my first step here.

ashirviskas said:
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It would be nice if google sold those in my country... Funny thing is that my ~10$ dual usb car charger charges my phone 2x times better than this ”original” one.
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sounds like the charger might be going bad, they can go bad fairly quickly, and often. try a different charger as said above.

UPDATE:
Original charger is ****. Overnight it charged my phone to 88%. No wakelocks, no sync, just wifi. When I woke up, it discharged to ~70s. Then I said f this ****, plugged my old 0.5 A charger and it charged my phone faster with screen on than the original one on deep sleep. I don't like this.

Go to the general sub forum. There Is a thread with the best charger you can get. The folding blade charger. Charges your phone from %15 to full in just over an hour. 3 for $5 free shipping in USA. I got 6

Battery Drains Faster Than Charges

My battery seems to drain faster than it charges. I bought the phone off of craigslist and it did not come with the original charger and cable. I did have a nexus 4 and its original charger. I use the Nexus 4 charger, which is rated at the same 1.2a. Is it the charger or is there something wrong with my phone? I read a lot about slow charging and ppl searching for the right charger. I just want to be able to use the phone at night with a low battery and plugged in. Otherwise the battery does last a long time and seems healthy. I am able to go the whole day without a charge but i then cannot use it while I am home. Any advice is appreciated. I could prob RMA it if needed.

Just do a fresh install using Google's own images and see if it fixes the issue
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Ben36 said:
Just do a fresh install using Google's own images and see if it fixes the issue
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This is a fresh install. I originally received the phone with Android L Preview. It was buggy and there was an unknown service consuming a large amount of battery power. I did a fresh install of 4.4 from Google.

I had the same issue with the stock nexus 5 charger. Turned out something went wrong and it wasn't providing enough current about 250mAh. I switched charger to a higher one and everything works as it should, charges in about 1.5hours. I suggest you download GSam App that shows the current while charging.

In settings/battery, when the device is charging, does it show USB or AC charging?
If USB charging, get a different charger and/or cable.

I got that app and I'm a little unclear on the readings. I see a positive number and a negative number. I got a -623 on the charger I have been using at work which is for a dell venue and I believe 2 or 2.1a. That one does seem to charge the phone OK. I'm at home now on my nexus charger and I have 431. I have a 131 not plugged in.
It says ac not usb

Have you looked here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/battery-life-help-troubleshoot-battery-t2785128

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Have you looked here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/battery-life-help-troubleshoot-battery-t2785128
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I started to read that but my issue is really with charging. My battery lasts a long time. I can go all day without a charge but then by the night it's in the teens. This normally would be OK but that plugging it in doesn't stop the drain. I do a lot on my phone before going to sleep, laying in bed. Now I can't because the phone just dies even while plugged in. I ordered the blackberry playbook chargers mentioned in another post. Ill have to see when the come in.

use a toothpick and clean the contacts on the usb, look for any lint and such... sometimes a bad connection may not let it charge properly.

Just use another charger, or cable and check the mA readings. - 1000, give or take, is good. Much less and it's the cable or charger.
Gsam can show you the value in the main screen... And it's a great app in general. ?

Car Charger Problem

My car charger is having problem keeping up when i'm driving.
When i drive i have enabled: bluetooth (the nexus is connected to my car), location, tomtom app, 3g and brightness at 100%.
I was using a samsung car charger at first (750mA output) and then i bought a motorola p513 (950 mA output) but none of this chargers solved my problem.
I tried different roms and kernels but the battery still drains ( i lose about 10% per hour).
I was wondering if there's any solution to this, no matter how expensive (or maybe some particular kernel/rom configuration for this situation).
The strange thing is that, if i remember correctly, my old galaxy s4 with the samsung charger didn't lose any battery at all.

Bluetooth, location, mobile data and max brightness. What did you expect?

Elluel said:
Bluetooth, location, mobile data and max brightness. What did you expect?
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Well considering that my old galaxy s4 didn't lose any battery in my car with that same "configuration" i thought that the nexus 5 could keep up too.
Anyway, does anyone have any advice??
Maybe some rom/kernel combination or something to buy?

riki66 said:
Well considering that my old galaxy s4 didn't lose any battery in my car with that same "configuration" i thought that the nexus 5 could keep up too.
Anyway, does anyone have any advice??
Maybe some rom/kernel combination or something else?
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Different device.
With your configuration, your device will last about 2–3 hours in that state. It takes about 1.5–2 hours to charge up a Nexus 5 from 0% with a 1.5–2A AC charger. With a 950mA car charger (which is more likely to be charging at only around 500–800mA), it'll hardly keep up.

Elluel said:
Different device.
With your configuration, your device will last about 2–3 hours in that state. It takes about 1.5–2 hours to charge up a Nexus 5 from 0% with a 1.5–2A AC charger. With a 950mA car charger (which is more likely to be charging at only around 500–800mA), it'll hardly keep up.
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Ok so i'm screwed basically........
Will reducing brightness to around 50-60% help??
What would you advise to do to have no battery drain??
I bought this device when my galaxy s4 died and i thought it was better but i was wrong apparently...

riki66 said:
Ok so i'm screwed basically........
Will reducing brightness to around 50-60% help??
What would you advise to do to have no battery drain??
I bought this device when my galaxy s4 died and i thought it was better but i was wrong apparently...
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Reducing brightness will probably help a chunk.
Also, make sure it says "charging via AC" instead of "charging via USB".

Elluel said:
Reducing brightness will probably help a chunk.
Also, make sure it says "charging via AC" instead of "charging via USB".
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It says "charing via AC" with both my chargers.
I'll probably buy a new phone.. i was thinking about the new galaxy s6 but i need to be sure that it will keep up with the battery drain.
I almost forgot, a friend of mine is using this "configuration" with a moto e (2014) that he paid around 80 eur and it can keep up just fine in the car.
It's a shame that this 350 eur phone can't....

riki66 said:
It says "charing via AC" with both my chargers.
I'll probably buy a new phone.. i was thinking about the new galaxy s6 but i need to be sure that it will keep up with the battery drain.
I almost forgot, a friend of mine is using this "configuration" with a moto e (2014) that he paid around 80 eur and it can keep up just fine in the car.
It's a shame that this 350 eur phone can't....
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The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.

Elluel said:
The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.
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Ok, thank you very much for your help.
I got one last question: i just remembered that i have an amazon car charger which has 2.1A as output... will this keep up with the battery drain??
I'm asking because i remember reading shomewhere that android car chargers have a 1000mA charging limit.... so will this 2.1A charger be helpful in any way??

riki66 said:
Ok, thank you very much for your help.
I got one last question: i just remembered that i have an amazon car charger which has 2.1A as output... will this keep up with the battery drain??
I'm asking because i remember reading shomewhere that android car chargers have a 1000mA charging limit.... so will this 2.1A charger be helpful in any way??
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Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.

Elluel said:
The Moto E is a low-end device with a lower-resolution screen and lower maximum battery capacity.
You will be hard pressed to find a device that will keep up if you're using it with Bluetooth, location, mobile data and maximum screen brightness all at the same time.
Maybe look into getting a device that uses Qualcomm's quick charge (and get a car adapter that also uses it), if your charging rate while torturing the battery is that crucial to your daily routine.
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Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.
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Ok thanks again, you've been very helpful.

riki66 said:
Ok thanks again, you've been very helpful.
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You already have your answer, but I will add that I use an iPad for navigation, and a good car charger can't keep up with the charge.
My vehicle has a receptacle in it, that keeps up with the rate of drain on my Nexus. It must be a limit to how much amperage the cigarette lighter can pull.

Elluel said:
Probably not entirely, but the battery should only go down very slowly.
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Quick update, i tried using the 2.1A charger by amazon and something strange happens.
In the morning when i start my commute of 1 hour and 30 minutes with my phone fully charged i arrive at my destination with about 90% battery.
But when i commute back with the phone's battery at around 30% i arrive back home with my battery at around 60%!!!!!! How is that possibile????
If it's charging that much on my way back shouldn't it keep the phone charged on my morning commute???
I tried the amazon phone charger for a week and it's been happening every day.
I use the same "configuration" all the time (100% screen brightnees, 3g, gps and bluetooth).